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    M.P.E.C. 2003-U64                                Issued 2003 Oct. 24, 18:14 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
       on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
              Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                              Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
    
             Supported in part by the Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2003 UG22
    
    Observations:
         K03U22G  C2003 10 22.40724 03 21 00.25 +15 23 04.3          19.2        608
         K03U22G  C2003 10 22.41750 03 20 56.27 +15 24 02.7          19.5        608
         K03U22G  C2003 10 22.42827 03 20 52.10 +15 25 03.8          19.3        608
         K03U22G  C2003 10 23.28650 03 15 36.51 +16 43 55.7          18.3 R      699
         K03U22G  C2003 10 23.32201 03 15 22.97 +16 47 09.4                      699
         K03U22G  C2003 10 23.33349 03 15 18.34 +16 48 12.3          18.3        704
         K03U22G  C2003 10 23.34203 03 15 15.29 +16 48 56.9                      699
         K03U22G  C2003 10 23.34581 03 15 13.61 +16 49 19.1          18.8        704
         K03U22G  C2003 10 23.35894 03 15 08.60 +16 50 30.1          18.8        704
         K03U22G  C2003 10 23.36203 03 15 07.65 +16 50 45.9                      699
         K03U22G  C2003 10 23.38390 03 14 59.05 +16 52 44.3          18.3        704
         K03U22G* C2003 10 23.46892 03 14 29.04 +17 00 30.6          19.4        608
         K03U22G  C2003 10 23.47935 03 14 24.99 +17 01 26.8          19.5        608
         K03U22G  C2003 10 23.48977 03 14 20.98 +17 02 22.7          19.3        608
         K03U22G  C2003 10 24.01120 03 11 12.51 +17 48 04.2          19.4 R      620
         K03U22G  C2003 10 24.01894 03 11 09.72 +17 48 43.4          19.2 R      620
         K03U22G  C2003 10 24.08809 03 10 43.95 +17 54 33.6          18.9 R      J95
         K03U22G  C2003 10 24.09319 03 10 41.98 +17 54 59.2          19.2 R      J95
         K03U22G  C2003 10 24.09826 03 10 40.10 +17 55 26.6          18.7 R      J95
         K03U22G 5C2003 10 24.28762 03 09 34.04 +18 11 56.5          18.0 R      673
         K03U22G 5C2003 10 24.28888 03 09 33.51 +18 12 03.5                      673
         K03U22G 5C2003 10 24.29016 03 09 33.11 +18 12 09.0                      673
         K03U22G 5C2003 10 24.29143 03 09 32.58 +18 12 16.5                      673
         K03U22G  C2003 10 24.32040 03 09 21.14 +18 14 48.9          18.0 R      711
         K03U22G  C2003 10 24.32412 03 09 19.71 +18 15 08.2          18.1 R      711
         K03U22G  C2003 10 24.32782 03 09 18.35 +18 15 26.8          17.9 R      711
         K03U22G  C2003 10 24.35025 03 09 10.05 +18 17 20.0          18.5 R      448
         K03U22G  C2003 10 24.35593 03 09 07.91 +18 17 49.0          18.7 R      448
         K03U22G  C2003 10 24.36126 03 09 05.90 +18 18 16.0          18.9 R      448
    
    Observer details:
    448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers S. Pravdo, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
        D. MacDonald, P. Kervin, J. Africano, R. Bambery, E. Helin.  1.2-m
        reflector + CCD.
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
        J. Nomen.  0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
        reflector + CCD.
    699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
        + CCD.
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
        M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, D. Torres, R. Kracke, M. McCleary,
        H. Stange.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.  1.0-m
        f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector with prime
        focus corrector + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 UG22
    Epoch 2003 Oct. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452920.5                  MPC
    M  32.42724              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.57433592     Peri.  280.72139     +0.66014874     +0.72612102
    a   1.4333714      Node    33.25323     -0.47541036     +0.60204443
    e   0.3586843      Incl.   20.52186     -0.58153988     +0.33210055
    P   1.72           H   21.3           G   0.15
    From 29 observations 2003 Oct. 22-24.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 UG22                a,e,i = 1.43, 0.36, 21                  q = 0.9192
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 10 18    03 48.79   +07 49.3    0.167    1.139   145.5    29.7    19.0
    2003 10 23    03 17.34   +16 18.1    0.182    1.165   157.8    18.8    18.9
    2003 10 28    02 48.24   +22 57.7    0.204    1.193   166.0    11.6    18.9
    2003 11 02    02 23.01   +27 46.2    0.233    1.220   166.7    10.8    19.2
    2003 11 07    02 02.41   +31 04.1    0.267    1.248   161.9    14.3    19.7
    2003 11 12    01 46.44   +33 16.0    0.305    1.275   156.1    18.4    20.2
    2003 11 17    01 34.72   +34 42.6    0.348    1.303   150.5    22.0    20.6
    2003 11 22    01 26.68   +35 39.3    0.393    1.330   145.3    25.0    21.0
    2003 11 27    01 21.80   +36 16.8    0.441    1.357   140.6    27.5    21.4
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-U64
    

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